New York Times 1908 March 8 Postal Rates and Offices
An era notice outlines publication details and postage rates for the New York Times. It lists offices in New York, London, Paris, and Washington plus subscription prices for various daily and Sunday combinations and international rates.
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Offichs
New York
Publication
DownOwn
Deeses
Wall Street
Setheres
Broadway
Washington
Washington Post
Lexpos Sphia
Public Ledger
Wee
Times Square
Spruce Street
Postege
Ness
NEW York Times
Canada
NW York Times
Overhauling House Committees Faces Speaker and Administration
The House pushes to galvanize committee oversight of department expenditures. The piece credits Speaker Cannon and President Roosevelt with authority, noting Roosevelts vigilance in pushing efficient, clean departments. It questions the committees' zeal but supports bringing light to administration.
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House
Cannon
Congress
Prosperity Conventions and Bank Shareholders Liability
A report discusses the Baltimore Prosperity Convention and Southern cotton policy, noting optimistic buyers in New York. It analyzes bank shareholders liability under the National Banking Act, showing only about 60 percent of double liability is enforceable and proposing tighter scrutiny and director approval to curb evasive sales.
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Baltimore
RoosEve T
Maryland
Ore
Southern Cotton Growers’ Association
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
CorTzixov
Treasury Department
Prosperity through ample cotton planting and good cultivation
The article argues that cotton prices depend on demand and that abundant yields could raise overall profits even if per base prices fall. It urges broad involvement beyond the South, praising prior abundant crops and calling prosperity conventions to promote liberal planting and better cultivation ahead of the Baltimore gathering.
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South
Baltimore
Filipino Assembly in Manila Shows Responsible Delegates
MacWARD notes in Ten Times of Sunday that Taft's report and the Manila Assembly page show cautious progress. Delegates chosen by independence advocates focus on practical legislation rather than independence, signaling training for eventual self rule while arousing local interest beyond the traditional blame on Americans.
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Thomas F. Macward
Manila
Ten Times
Taft
Philippines
Curious Russia incident report shocks observers
A striking report highlights a puzzling incident amid recent Russia events, drawing attention to unexpected developments and raising questions about its implications for regional politics and security.
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Russia
Bishop Ingram Hears Czar Aims for Peace and Reform
The Bishop of London, seen as impartial, reports the Czar desires to advance his people’s good and world peace. He notes heavy military spending and corruption, plus secret police powers, as major burdens and questions how reforms might be achieved. Further details on concrete plans remain awaited.
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London
Ingram
Ut: Ingram
Congestion Exhibit Reveals New York Population Strains
The Greater New York City area shows steady population growth since 1870, with a 29.3 percent first decade rise and an 81.1 percent second decade based on initial counts, reaching 4.25 million as subway and tunnel projects spark expansion. The March 9 exhibit in the Museum of Natural History, organized by 33 city groups, analyzes congestion’s impact on health, economy, and education, drawing input from health officials, transport experts, labor leaders, and educators.
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Greater
New York
New Jersey
East River
Museum of Natural History
William H. Guitror
M. D
Department of Health
Prohibition Rhetoric and Racial Strain At Forum Speech
A New Rochelle Peoples Forum speech cites Georgia bar closures and contrasts liquor laws with race. The speaker argues prohibition by whites failed, while imposed on blacks by a perceived superior race might enforce self denial and cooperation in the South.
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South
Italian Immigrant Thrift Praised by Chamber Dinner
Baron Das Planches at the Italian Chamber of Commerce dinner lauds Italian immigrants for enriching the country through savings and thrift. He argues that if American farmers adopted their soil methods, current hard times could vanish this year.
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Italy
Baron Das Planches
Italian Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Wanamaker Dies in Paris He Led Philadelphia North American
The Philadelphia public figure Thomas B Wanamaker died in Paris yesterday. He was son of John Wanamaker and directed many business interests with remarkable capacity. He found great satisfaction in managing The Philadelphia North American, of which he was proprietor. His public spiritedness and loyalty to friends marked his career.
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Thomas B. Wanamaker
Paris
John. Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Controversy Over Car Race Protests and Anarchy Refused
The article rebuts European protests against an American car in the New York to Paris race and defends the car’s integrity. It also discusses archaeology and the modern view of prehistoric peoples, then condemns Emma Goldman’s anarchist preaching and supports immigration authorities' plan to deport her as a threat to public welfare.
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Emma GoLozan
Sargent
Exma Goldman
Russia
Chancellor Day denounces misquoted fears of press usurping pulpits
James R. Day of Syracuse University responds to a New York Times editorial by denying ever fearing or urging that newspapers replace the pulpit. He recalls a Philadelphia address criticizing sensationalist coverage and camera photography of ministers, urging dignity and self-respect for the church and press.
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The
New York Times
Day
Philadelphia
Church of God
Debating Bronx Subway Plan Delays Amid City Hearing
A public hearing before the Broadway Lexington Avenue Subway committee at City Hall drew wide turnout led by Controller Metz with Public Service Commissioners present. Speakers urged route approval to create jobs and sustain city credit, while Metz warned debt limits and constitutional constraints may force funding changes.
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Manhattan
Bronx
J. Harris Jones
Controler Metz
Mr. Jones
Tf Ieen
Mr. Metz
McStay
Henry
Central Federated Union
Fim
Did Cleveland Say My People Too
Irving A Johns of White Pigeons NM writes to The New York Times recalling that Grover Cleveland used the phrase my people in a dispatch to a foreign official and drew disapproval. He notes papers critical of Roosevelt’s language defended Cleveland in contrast.
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Cleveland
New York Times
Mr. Roosevelt
Johnston bill urged to curb vivisection practice
Flora D Anby Jenkins Kibbe of New York argues for the Johnston bill to regulate vivisection through laboratory inspections and enforceable provisions. She notes the Lee Davis bill lacks enforcement and inspection, risking only a license without preventing cruelty, and says an antitoxin exemption will be added to satisfy objections. March 2, 1908.
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The
New York Times
Johne‘sr
Albany
New York
Flora D’anby Jenkins Kibbe
Hatfield Tree Death Not Linked to Hatfield McCoy Feud
Charles M. Parsons of New York disputes linking the Louisville death of Tom Hatfield to the Hatfield McCoy feud. He cites testimony from Pike County murder cases and notes Hatfield’s family distance from the feud. Parsons says Hatfield, a deaf mute born thirty years ago, was robbed of cash and belongings before death. attackers remain unknown.
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New York Times
Louisville
Tom Hatfield
Kentucky
Pike County
Tom
Charles M. Parsons
New York
Appeal for Clean Currency Reform in Mutilated Notes
WM. T. Ambs of Bewaren New Jersey advocates using part of the Treasury billion for issuing new bills. He notes banks sort mutilated currency to Washington for replacement, costing twenty cents per thousand for National Bills and forty cents for other kinds, a burden if half the customers demand new money.
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The
New York Times
Fowler
Aldrich
Washington
Express
Treasury
WM. T. Ambs
Bgewaren
N. J. Maroh
Schumann-Heink Seeks U S Naturalization in Newark
Opera star Ernestine Schumann-Heink Kapp filed naturalization papers with the Essex County Court in Newark after preliminary filings in Cincinnati. She will face final examination June 8 and has lived in North Caldwell New Jersey since purchasing a large estate. Born in Lieten Austria June 15 1861 she came to the United States from Hamburg in 1898 and has seven children and a stepson. She expressed patriotism saying she loves America and is proud to be an American.
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Mme. Schumann-Heink
Essex County Court House
Newark
N. J
Cincinnati
Ernestine Schumann- Heink Kapp
Caldwell
Lieten
Austria
Hamburg
America
Einger
No Pollution Found Near Peekskill Camp
The Board of Water Supply announced there is no evidence of water pollution from the contractor camp near Peekskill. Typhoid fever outbreak investigated and no cases attributed to the water. Bacteriological tests of stream water after the camp showed no typhoid bacteria.
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Board of Water Supply
Peekskill
Praise of St Chaffray and American Girls Comment
A New York letter writer admires Co I and M St Chaffray's letters praising American grit and cheer amid odds. He notes Chaffray’s remark that Chicago girls are the best, questions the claim about New York girls, and signs as A New York Girl from New York on March 4 1908.
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The
New York Times
M. St. Chaffray
M.t
Chaffray
Chicago
New York
New Yorker
What's the Use A Bright Tone Poem of Positive Outlook
A reflective verse encourages choosing joy over cynicism and fear. It celebrates sunshine, memory, and dreaming, urging readers to seek happiness each day, keep a hopeful rhythm, and share cheer despite troubles. The speaker contrasts gloom with music, birds, and seasonal imagery to value optimism.
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Joy
Oriental Bank Depositors Press for Receivership End
Depositors clash with Attorney General Jackson over a liquidation plan at the Oriental Bank. A committee was named to protect depositor rights as the state holds $850,000 cash and a court hearing on vacating the receivership approaches.
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Oriental Bank
Metropolitan Trust Company
Jackson
New York Board of ‘Trade and Transportation
Monoon
Eugene A. Philbin
Justice Platzek
State Banking Department
J. O. Greene
Cooper-Hewitt & Co
Otto Sartorious
136
Water Street
Arthur Fowler
Rogers, Brown & Co
J. Berry King
Broadway Savings Institution
Henry B. Twombley
Putney
Twombley & Putney
Charlies A. Schieren
Brooklyn
Marcus Stein
Eustens Bissell
M. J. Drummond
Louis Asche
Twombly
Nelly
Asche
Pulbin
S. S. Menken
Menken
State Department
Lilley Defends Congress and Attacks Naval Ship Plans
Norwich March 2 Representative George L Lilley praised Congress as the "flower of American heart and intellect" while warning against corruption. He discussed a February 20 House resolution to probe the Electric Boat Company and Holland, noting changes to ship orders and criticizing cost estimates and pricing by Fore River Iron Works president Bolles.
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Norwich
Conn
George L. Lilley
Norwich Board of Trade
Congress
Washington
House of Representatives
House
Electric Boat Company
Holland, Submarine Boat Company
Commite Tees
Secretary of the Navy
Bolles
Fore Hiver Iron Works
Paving of Bronx Streets and City Funding Question
The Commissioners of Accounts continued the inquiry into Hor ough President Haffen's office focusing on Bronx street paving. They examined whether paving costs should be paid from city funds or levied on property owners. Timanuel Feltman delivered Updycke's report on Broadway grading for Bronx streets for later use in the inquiry.
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Horough
Haffen
Commissioners of Accounts
Bronx
Timanuel Feltman
Committee of Associated Property Owners of the
Mitchel
Henry G. Updycke
Broadway
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